Wagon-brake lever



(Model.)

W. 0.*ALBVERT. Wagon Brake Lever. 4N.'240.069.

Patented April 12,1881;

WITNESSES f /@zzz N-FETERS, PNOTO-LITHBGRAPHE?. WASHINGTON. D4 C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

WILLIAM O. ALBERT, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

WAGON-BRAKE LEVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,069, dated April12, 1881.

Application filed February 28, 18S] To ali whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W. O. ALBERT, of Racine, in the county of Racine andState of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWagon-Brake Levers; and I do hereby declare that the following is .afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart ot' this specification'.

Figure 1`is a perspective view, and Fig 2 is a vertical sectional viewtaken through the brake-lever.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothiignres.

This invention relates to wagon-brake levers; and it consists in certainimprovement-s in the construction and arrangement of the same, whichwill be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

ln the drawings hereto annexed, A represents the side of the wagon-bodyto which my invention is applied.

B is a curved bar or are, secured to the wagon-box, shown, and providedupon its side with tecth or ratchets C. At its ends the l bar B isprovided with outward-projecting standards crbracketsDD, snpportingacurved plate, E, having a slot, F, of the same curvatureas that of thearc B. The plate E may be provided at its ends with caps or supports G,and it may be independently secured to the side of the wagon-box byscrews H, as shown.

A plate or bracket, I, projecting downwardly from one of the caps Gr, orfrom the ratchetarc B, is provided with a bearing, J, for a lever, K,extending upward between the arc B and plate E, and provided with atooth, L, capable of engaging any one of the teeth or ratchets C. Thelever K is provided with a laterally-extending pin or stud, M, slidingin the slot F, in plate E, between which and the body of the lever acoiled spring, N, is interposed upon the pin or stud M,for the purposeof holding the lever inengagement with the ratchet-bar. A washer, 0, maybe adjusted (Model.)

upon the pin M, outside the spring, for the purpose of'l'neventingdisplacement ot the latter, as shown.

At the point below the pin M the brake-lever K is provided with arearward-extending pivoted rod, P, connecting the said lever with thebrake in the usual well-known manner.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood from theforegoing; description, taken in connection with the drawings heretoannexed.

The brake-lever K is provided at its upper end with a handle, placedwithin convenient reach of thedriver, who, by throwing the leverforward, tightens the brake. The spring` N at all times serve's forcethe brake-lever toward .the ratchet-bar B, which is thus necessaril yengaged to lock the brake. [n order to release the brake it is onlynecessary to move the lever K slightly outward` against the tension ofspring N, thus disengaging the tooth L from the teeth C and permittingthe brakelever to be drawn back.

This invention is simple and inexpensive, consisting of but few parts,and it is therefore easily operated and not liable to get ont of order.

I am aware ot' Patents No. 124,941 and No.

190,458, and hence do not wish to be under! stood as claiming, broadly,the devices therein shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United Statesrlhe combination, with thebrake-lever carrying` the pin M and spring N, of the curved rack-bar-B,the curved slotted bar F, secured by caps G and bolts H, and the arm I,forming a bearing for the lever, all constructed and arrangedsubstantially as described.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own l have hereunto afxedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM O. ALBERT.

Witnesses A. P. DU'rfroN, M. M. RUETZ.

